KW12 6WU maps, stats, and open data
KW12 6WU is located in the Thurso and Northwest Caithness electoral ward, within the council area of Highland and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The Community Health Partnership is Highland Health and Social Care Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since September 2007.
KW12 6WU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
KW12 6WU geodata
| Easting | 313046 |
| Northing | 959356 |
| Latitude | 58.513628 |
| Longitude | -3.494255 |
Where is KW12 6WU?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | KW12 |
Politics
| Ward | Thurso And Northwest Caithness |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Caithness, Sutherland And Easter Ross |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to KW12 6WU
| Mace Shop (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 29m |
| Mace Shop (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 51m |
| Braal Terrace (Bridge Street) | Halkirk | 236m |
| Sinclair Square (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 269m |
| Sinclair Square (Sinclair Street) | Halkirk | 274m |
Nearest railway stations to KW12 6WU
| Georgemas Junction Station | 2.5km |
| Scotscalder Station | 4.8km |
Deprivation
32.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than KW12 6WU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene information scheme ratings to KW12 6WU (metres)
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Nearest post box to KW12 6WU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Halkirk Post Office | 16:15 | 14:30 | 158m |
| Achies | 14:00 | 14:00 | 4,518m |
KW12 6WU ITL and KW12 6WU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for KW12 6WU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLM61 | Caithness and Sutherland, and Ross and Cromarty |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| S30000029 | Caithness and Sutherland |
KW12 6WU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for KW12 6WU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | S00118966 | |
| LSOA | S01010795 | Caithness North West - 04 |
| MSOA | S02002030 | Caithness North West |
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